Title: New Turing Omnibus (New Turning Omnibus : 66 Excursions in Computer Science)
Publisher: W H Freeman & Co (Sd) (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 1993
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0716782715
ISBN 13: 9780716782711
Binding: Paperback
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

This text provides a broad introduction to the realm of computers. Updated and expanded, "The New Turing Omnibus" offers 66 concise articles on the major points of interest in computer science theory, technology and applications. New for this edition are: updated information on algorithms, detecting primes, noncomputable functions, and self-replicating computers - plus completely new sections on the Mandelbrot set, genetic algorithms, the Newton-Raphson Method, neural networks that learn, DOS systems for personal computers, and computer viruses.

About the Author

A. K. Dewdney teaches computer science at the University of Western Ontario.

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